EP1480570B2 - Instrument dentaire a main - Google Patents

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EP1480570B2
EP1480570B2 EP03717122A EP03717122A EP1480570B2 EP 1480570 B2 EP1480570 B2 EP 1480570B2 EP 03717122 A EP03717122 A EP 03717122A EP 03717122 A EP03717122 A EP 03717122A EP 1480570 B2 EP1480570 B2 EP 1480570B2
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Ulf Stein
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C1/00—Dental machines for boring or cutting ; General features of dental machines or apparatus, e.g. hand-piece design
    • A61C1/08—Machine parts specially adapted for dentistry
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C1/00—Dental machines for boring or cutting ; General features of dental machines or apparatus, e.g. hand-piece design
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  • the invention relates to a dental hand instrument according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a dental handpiece that has a coupling device for a drive motor in which a connection channel leads to an external angled rear connection tube. Attached to it is an outboard hose, the other end of which is attached to a front connection tube on the handpiece head.
  • a dental hand instrument in which a lighting device for illuminating the preparation site and an image transfer device is provided with an image guide.
  • the illumination device comprises a light guide arranged in the hand instrument and guided up to the head part, the image transmission device an optical fiber bundle and an image converter in the form of a CCD camera.
  • the light guide of the illumination device and the lines which guide the cooling media for cooling the preparation site are fixedly arranged in the interior of the handle part.
  • Image guide and CCD camera of the image transmission device are removably arranged on the underside of the handle part.
  • the handle part is provided on its underside with a longitudinal groove.
  • the longitudinal groove is in the front, the head part facing area in a receiving channel for the image guide over.
  • the CCD camera is detachably mounted on the outside of the connector.
  • a blind part is provided which can be fastened instead of the image conductor on the handle part, wherein the blind part has substantially the same dimensions as the image guide.
  • the EP 1 321 108 A1 describes a dental hand instrument with a handle part with a connection fitting for connecting a supply part and a second functional unit with a media carrier for light, wherein the second functional unit for the purpose of transmission of the medium to the supply part is connectable.
  • the second functional unit must first be separated from the supply part and thus also from the first functional unit.
  • the US 4,753,595 describes a dental hand instrument with a first functional unit consisting of a functional part and a handle part, which is connectable to a connection fitting.
  • a functional unit consisting of a functional part and a handle part, which is connectable to a connection fitting.
  • supply lines for water and air (a, b) and a light guide are arranged.
  • the aforementioned media carriers emerge from the grip part on the front end side in the region of a trough-shaped housing part (see FIG. 5 ) out.
  • the aforementioned media carriers do not form a functional unit, which is detachably arranged on the first functional unit as a second functional unit by the above-defined first functional unit comprising the handle part and the functional part.
  • the carriers are thus not on and / or uncoupled. A relevant transfer point to a connection fitting is therefore also not provided.
  • the EP 0 727 190 A1 also describes a dental hand instrument with a first functional unit and a second functional unit designed as a tube for the medium water.
  • the second functional unit or the hose is not detachably connected to the first functional unit.
  • the second functional unit rests only on the first functional unit.
  • the second functional unit is connected to the supply line via its own connection fitting. Transfer points between a connection fitting of the first functional unit and the hose do not exist.
  • the US 6,102,695 describes a dental hand instrument according to EP 1 321 108 A1 .
  • the US 6,102,695 describes the arrangement of a so far as a second functional unit formed, outer optical fiber, which is detachably connected to the first functional unit, but at the first functional part to the rear of the supply hose and extends beyond the first functional unit and a arranged between the supply tube and the first functional unit engine out extends to the supply hose and contacted there.
  • the GB 2 072 779 A describes a dental hand instrument with a first functional unit in the form of a handle part with functional part with a connection fitting for connection to a drive unit.
  • a pipe connected to the media-carrying line is additionally arranged in the region of the connection fitting on the grip part, which can be connected to a sleeve attached to the drive unit.
  • theticianntragende line runs either inside the first functional unit or without a further enveloping housing outside of the first functional unit along, which can interfere with the gripping of the handle part.
  • the DE 42 11 233 A1 describes a dental laser treatment device with a first functional unit, the outlet for a laser beam at its front end and at least one, preferably two media lines, for example, for water and compressed air having.
  • the media lines exit via a second functional unit, which is preferably arranged as a common media nozzle at a small distance behind the laser beam outlet.
  • the specified in claim 1 invention has for its object to form a dental hand instrument and arrange that on the one hand a versatile design with different application-specific media supplies is possible and on the other hand, the handling of the hand instrument, in particular the same is guaranteed.
  • the invention is based on the idea of dividing the hand instrument functionally and hygienically into two components.
  • the dental hand instrument has a first functional unit, which contains a functional part, a handle part, a connection fitting for the connection of a supply part for media such as air, water, electric current, light and / or signals and a second functional unit detachably arranged on the first functional unit, the at least one medium carrier for media-transmitting lines for air, water, electricity and / or light contains, wherein the first functional unit has a along the Funktinshim extending recess and the second functional unit formed as at least in the hand position of the hand instrument whose outer contour continuing molding is that can be inserted into the recess.
  • the media carrier of the second functional unit is located in coupled state with the connection fitting of the first functional unit in operative connection such that required by the second functional unit media between the terminal fitting of the first functional unit and the media carriers of the second functional unit at each correspondingly trained transfer points are transferable.
  • the first functional unit may comprise a drive or means for transmitting the drive energy.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 show in a highly simplified, schematic representation of four different hand instruments H1 to H4, which are supplied via supply hoses V1 to V4 drive energy P1 to P4 for drives A1 to A4.
  • the hand instruments each have a firstjansech.mit a functional part 1 and a handle part 3.
  • the handpiece is held on the grip part.
  • the hand instrument H1 is a so-called hand and elbow, which together to drive a mounted on the head part tool, here together forming the functional part, and in a known manner (dashed line in the illustration) driving shafts contains, from one to the hand instrument attachable electric motor drive A1 are driven.
  • the power supplied to the hand instrument P1 is here mechanical energy.
  • the hand instrument H2 is a so-called turbine handpiece with drive A2 arranged in the head part (turbine).
  • the drive energy P2 is here the blowing air leading to the turbine.
  • the hand instrument H3 is a hand instrument with air motor A3 arranged in the grip part.
  • the drive energy P3 is the blowing air leading to the air motor.
  • the hand instrument H4 is a hand instrument with an integrated oscillator A4 (usually an ultrasonic or air oscillator) which sets the tool tip in an oscillating or similar movement.
  • the drive energy P4 is here electrical current or air which is brought to the ultrasonic or air oscillator A4.
  • the dental tool can also be a spray. This means that water and air in the first functional unit are delivered via the tool. Also possible is the use of a powder jet as a tool. Here, a mixture of compressed air and powder is discharged via an outlet nozzle in the functional part, optionally with the addition of liquids.
  • the dental tool can be a light with be of any wavelength.
  • This light can be generated in the handpiece itself, for example by means of diodes or incandescent lamps or be supplied via the connection fitting. For example, hardening processes can be accelerated with the light.
  • the dental hand instrument can use laser light as a tool.
  • a working tip for the exit of the laser light may be provided.
  • the dental tool may be a probe with or without drive, for example, allow the depth measurement of a root canal.
  • signals can be fed to the hand instrument or from it back into the control unit. These signals are indicated in the illustration with (S). Especially when using the hand instrument on a standard interface, additional external feeds of media not available at the interface are required.
  • the four different hand instruments have a common construction concept.
  • This design concept provides, the head part, at least the hand position of the hand instrument ensuring part of the handle body and the connection fitting for the connection of the supply hose or coupled to this drive part (as in the example of FIG. 1 shown) as a self-sufficient functional unit (base part) form, and to this base part detachably to arrange at least one media carrier in which in particular the media and / or signals leading lines are included.
  • FIGS. 1 to 4 is the base part, ie the first functional unit in each case with F1 / 1 for the hand instrument H1, and the second functional unit for this hand instrument with F1 / 2.
  • the base part of the hand instrument is formed by a head part 1, on which a tool 2, here a rotatable drill tool, is mounted, a handle body 3 and a connection fitting 4 for the connection of a supply part (here supply hose V1 with drive motor A1).
  • a supply part here supply hose V1 with drive motor A1
  • it could also be provided for machining an oscillating tool or a fixed tip with the exit of laser light or another form of energy.
  • all functions typical of dentistry can be used, such as spray, laser light, polymerisation light, scaler, video camera and others.
  • the respective function is generally provided in the functional part of the first functional unit.
  • connection fitting 4 is shown here symbolically, it can be designed differently depending on the design of the hand instrument and the associated supply part.
  • the connection fitting may include a thread, in a rotary connector, it may in the handle body projecting into coupling parts for receiving, for example, a coupling pin ( Fig.1 ) contain.
  • the handle body 3 contains in its interior all necessary for the drive or for the supply of energy to the tool parts, so for example drive shafts and their bearings, etc.
  • a media carrier molding 5 On the underside of the handle body 3 is a serving as a media carrier molding 5, which includes a light guide 6 and two tubes 7 and 8 for the supply of spray water and spray air. Together these parts form the second functional unit.
  • the molded part 5 is designed such that it continues, at least in the area of the hand position of the hand instrument, the outer contour of the hand instrument.
  • the housing 20 of the handle body 3 includes a recess 9 extending along the hand instrument, into which the molded part 5 can be inserted ( FIG. 6 ).
  • the molded part 5 In the inserted state ( FIG. 5 ) is a part of the head part facing inclined end face 10 at a mating surface 11 of the head part 1 at.
  • the other end of the molding 5 includes a pin 12 ( FIGS. 7 and 8 ), which engages in a correspondingly formed recess 13 in the connection fitting 4.
  • the holder of the molding 5 on the hand instrument is effected by means of a slip-on the handle body 3 ring 14 which engages in a correspondingly formed groove 15 in the molding 5 and the handle body 3.
  • a clamping ring indicated by 24 may be provided for axial clamping of the molded part 5, in addition or alternatively.
  • a self-holding of the molded part by means of, for example, a clamping catch is conceivable.
  • Molded part and base part can be coupled to each other, for example, in the manner of a dovetail joint. This creates at least partially a positive connection.
  • an elastic molded part is a snap conceivable in a groove.
  • FIG. 8 which shows the molding 5 in a plan view, recognizable, the molding 5 is formed trough-shaped.
  • the two tubes 7 and 8 are held in the trough-shaped recess of the molding 5 by clamping members 16 so that they can be easily removed if necessary.
  • the tubes 7, 8 are held in an insert part 17 which has radial openings 18 which correspond to openings 19 arranged in the handle body 3, whereby in the coupled state a media transfer from the first functional unit, here from the handle body to the second Function unit, here the molding takes place.
  • the light guide 6 is also fixed in the molded part by suitable holding elements, in particular at the ends (see pin 12).
  • the underside of the housing 20 of the handle body 3 is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 21, shown in FIG Fig. 6 , which, when interacting with a corresponding projection of the molding, the lateral displacement of the molding is prevented under force.
  • a projection could also be provided in the housing 20 and the molded part could have a recess.
  • FIG. 8 shows mounting the media lines is also an embedding of the parts by casting in a suitable filler conceivable.
  • the media and / or signal lines and / or display elements 7, 8, 55 may also be encapsulated with the material of the molded part.
  • FIG. 6 illustrated housing 20 is formed as a peripherally closed housing, ie it is peripherally closed and limits the bottom with the recess 9. All parts in the handle body 3 are housed protected and can, regardless of the accommodated in the media carrier parts, cleaned and maintained separately become.
  • the hand instrument is fully functional even without the media carrier, i. if no medium is needed, it can be used without media carrier.
  • the FIG. 9 shows a variant of the molded part 5.
  • the molded part 22 is here completely made of a light-conducting material.
  • the molded part can be formed, for example, from a glass body which, according to the light feed or the light exit, is ground accordingly on both end faces.
  • Such a variant is advantageous when light is needed at the treatment site in a hand instrument and the light is already generated in the connection fitting 4 or in the supply hose.
  • the glass body may also have not shown media lines.
  • a light guide 23 is inserted in a molded part, which consists of a non-light-conducting material, for. B. is made of a plastic material.
  • the light guide 23 may for example be injected in a plastic part.
  • FIG. 9 indicated by dashed lines.
  • FIG. 10 shows an advantageous variant of application with a hand instrument for measuring the depth of a root canal of a tooth.
  • a tool 26 is supported in the head part 25 of this hand instrument .
  • the drive not shown here gives the tool an oscillating, reciprocating or rotating movement.
  • a sensor element 27 is arranged, with which the movement of the tool in the axial. Direction can be detected.
  • the sensor element 27 can rest directly on the shank of the tool.
  • a capacitive measurement can be performed.
  • the signals obtained therefrom are conducted to the rear end via signal lines 29 located in a molded part 28.
  • the signal lines terminate in sensor elements 30, which correspond in the coupled state with arranged in the connection fitting of the hand instrument mating contacts and the signals are routed to an externally arranged hand instrument control unit for further utilization.
  • the movement of the tool can also be detected.
  • Such an advantageous variant in this or similar embodiment may be provided for detecting the speed, direction of rotation or the axial movement of a tool.
  • the sensor may be an optoelectronic or acoustic sensor which generates corresponding signals as a function of, for example, the rotational speed or a stroke frequency of the tool, which signals are fed to a control unit for evaluation and display in the manner mentioned.
  • FIG. 12 shows a further advantageous variant of a molded part.
  • the molded part 31 here contains an inserted tube 32 which, facing the head part, has a bent end 33 directed towards the treatment site.
  • the other end 34 is guided in the rear region to the outside and designed for the connection of a hose 35, via the rinse liquid from an external source, optionally with the addition of a drug, can be supplied.
  • Such a variant can be used with advantage for the germ-free rinsing of root canals in a root canal preparation.
  • the molding 36 here contains a container or reservoir 37 for receiving a medicament, here in the form of medicament tablets 38.
  • Water is passed through the container 37, which is supplied from the supply tube via a radial channel 39 to the container and passed through a line located in the molding line 40 to the head portion of the hand instrument.
  • suitable NaOCl tablets can be inserted in the container, which dissolve in the passage of the water.
  • other dosage forms such as powder, gel, liquids can be added.
  • FIG. 14 Another likewise advantageous variant of a molded part with integrated lighting device is in FIG. 14 shown.
  • the molded part 41 here contains a light source aligned with the treatment site. 42 in the form of, for example, an LED, which is connected via a line 43 to a supply 44 arranged in a recess 44 in the form of, for example, a button cell for electrical energy.
  • the molding here forms a self-sufficient, independent of the other supply of the hand instrument lighting unit.
  • a switching function can be provided on the molded part.
  • bulbs of any suitable wavelength can be used.
  • the hand instrument not only has a media carrier as shown in the previous embodiments, but contains a plurality of media carriers, which are expediently distributed evenly on the circumference of the hand instrument.
  • FIG. 15 shows in a greatly simplified representation (without internal parts) a base part 46 which contains three recesses on the circumference (similar to the recess 9 in FIG. 6 may be formed) in the three different media leading moldings 48, 49, 50 are inserted.
  • the one mold part 48 contains lines 51 for the supply of electric current or for the transmission of signals
  • the other mold part 49 includes two tubes 52 for supplying spray air and spray water
  • the third mold part 50 includes a light guide 53 for transmitting light as already described.
  • a hand instrument of this design allows to provide individual, application-specific media supplies without having to change the base part itself. Again, not intended or unneeded media are covered or sealed by blind moldings in an individual case.
  • FIG. 16 an embodiment is shown using the example of a hand instrument for root canal treatment.
  • the hand instrument contains on the one hand on its underside the already in FIG. 10 described molding 28 with the sensor element 27 for determining the length of a root canal, and at its top another molding 54 in the three display means 55 (LED) are arranged.
  • the molding does not extend over the entire length of the handle body, as in the embodiments shown above, but only over a short portion of the handle body.
  • the display means 55 are electrically connected to the sensor element 27 and can indicate, for example, the penetration depth of the root canal instrument.
  • Each molded part can be provided with an identifier to make the respective function clear.
  • This identifier can be made by color differences or by design of the surface structure or otherwise.
  • a dental surgery handpiece can be provided in which a good cleaning possibility is given by the fact that only a few self-contained assemblies or parts are provided, which are easy to disassemble and reassemble.
  • This dental surgery handpiece can be equipped with all the comfort features of a common handpiece today such as light and spray, without the possibility of cleaning suffers.
  • a media carrier 56 is provided with scavenging ports 58 leading to the housing 20 from a pressurized media line 57. This creates an overpressure in the gap 59 between the media carrier 56 and the housing 20, which leads to a purge flow and prevents the settling of contaminants or germs.
  • the gap may be sealed at the outer edges, so that under certain circumstances already a few flushing holes are sufficient.

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  1. Instrument dentaire à main, comportant une première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1), laquelle contient une partie fonctionnelle (1), une partie de poignée (3), une armature de raccordement (4) destinée au raccordement d'une partie d'alimentation (V1-V4) pour des milieux, ainsi qu'une seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) disposée de manière amovible sur la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1), ladite seconde unité contenant au moins un support de milieu (5, 22, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) pour des conduites transmettant le milieu (6, 7, 8, 23, 29, 33, 40, 43, 51 à 53) pour l'air, l'eau, le courant électrique et/ou la lumière,
    sachant que
    la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) présente un creux (9) s'étendant le long de l'unité fonctionnelle (F1/1), sachant que la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) est formée comme une pièce moulée (5) prolongeant le contour extérieur de l'instrument à main au moins au niveau de la tenue dans la main, qui peut être placé dans le creux (9) et sachant que
    le support de milieu de la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) à l'état couplé est en liaison active avec l'armature de raccordement (4) de la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) de telle manière que les milieux nécessaires à la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) entre l'armature de raccordement (4) de la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) et l'au moins un support de milieu de la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) peuvent être transmis des points de transfert (19) formés respectivement de manière correspondante les uns par rapport aux autres.
  2. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) et la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) comportent des moyens de maintien (11, 13, 14) pour une liaison amovible.
  3. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) comporte un boîtier extérieur (20) fermé côté pourtour, muni d'un creux (9) en retrait vers l'intérieur du boîtier extérieur en vue du logement au moins pièce par pièce du support de milieu (5, 22, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) et sachant que l'au moins un support de milieu (5, 22, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54) est conçu de telle manière qu'il prolonge à l'état couplé au moins par sections le contour périphérique du corps de poignée (3, 46).
  4. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu de la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) comporte un point de transfert indépendant de l'armature de raccordement (4) pour les milieux et/ou les signaux nécessaires à la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2).
  5. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) contient à l'une de ses extrémités une partie de tête (1) munie de moyens de réception pour un outil dentaire (2, 26), et à l'autre extrémité l'armature de raccordement (4) ainsi que des moyens pour la transmission d'énergie (P1) et/ou de signaux à et/ou par l'outil, et est une unité autonome par rapport à l'outil et la tenue dans la main.
  6. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) comprend un entraînement (A1) pour un outil dentaire (2, 26).
  7. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'outil est conçu rotatif ou oscillant.
  8. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'outil dentaire (2, 26) est un spray.
  9. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'outil dentaire (2, 26) est une lumière à longueur d'onde quelconque.
  10. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'outil dentaire (2, 26) est une lumière à laser.
  11. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 6, dans lequel l'outil dentaire (2, 26) est une sonde avec ou sans entraînement.
  12. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel la seconde unité fonctionnelle (F1/2) comprend plusieurs supports de milieu (48, 49, 50) disposés sur le pourtour de la partie de poignée.
  13. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5, 22, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) est conçu comme une pièce moulée en forme de cuvette, et des conduites de milieu et/ou des lignes de signaux et/ou des éléments d'affichage (6, 7, 8, 23, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 40, 43, 51, 52, 53, 55) sont maintenus dans la cavité dudit support de milieu.
  14. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 13, dans lequel la pièce moulée contient des moyens (16) pour le maintien amovible des conduites de milieu et/ou des lignes de signaux et/ou des éléments d'affichage (7, 8, 55), de préférence sous la forme d'éléments de serrage (16).
  15. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14, dans lequel les conduites (7, 8) pour les milieux dans au moins un support de milieu (5) sont comprises à l'extrémité opposée à la partie fonctionnelle (1) dans un insert (17) avec accouplement radial aux conduites d'alimentation de milieu dans la pièce de raccordement (4).
  16. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 15, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5) comporte à son extrémité opposée à la partie fonctionnelle (1) un téton saillant (12), au niveau de la face frontale duquel se termine au moins une conduite (6), et dans lequel l'armature de raccordement (4) de la première unité fonctionnelle (F1/1) comporte un creux (13) formé de manière correspondante, dans lequel le téton (12) peut être introduit, à l'état introduit une liaison active étant établie au sens d'une transmission des milieux et/ou des signaux.
  17. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 16, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (28), contigu à la partie de tête (1, 25), contient des moyens de contact ou de détection (27), lesquels reçoivent, par le contact avec un outil (26) ou sans contact, des signaux qui sont acheminés par l'intermédiaire des lignes de signaux (29) disposées dans le support de milieu, les extrémités desdites lignes étant pourvues de contacts (30) qui à l'état couplé correspondent avec des contacts opposés dans l'armature de raccordement (4).
  18. Instrument dentaire à main selon la revendication 17, dans lequel il est prévu des moyens de détection (27), lesquels détectent le mouvement, en particulier un mouvement rotatif ou un sens de rotation, d'un outil (2, 26) logé dans la partie fonctionnelle (1, 25).
  19. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 18, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) est conçu au moins en partie de manière élastique.
  20. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 19, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) est conçu comme pièce à usage unique.
  21. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 20, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5, 22, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) est conçu en variante comme pièce borgne.
  22. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (22) se compose d'un matériau guidant la lumière.
  23. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 22, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (31) contient un tube conducteur, dont l'extrémité (34) opposée à la partie de tête est conçue pour l'armature de raccordement d'un tuyau flexible externe (35) en vue de l'alimentation d'un liquide de rinçage.
  24. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 23, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5) peut être fixé au moyen d'une bague de blocage (14) pouvant être enfilée sur le corps de poignée (3).
  25. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 23, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5) peut être fixé au moyen d'une surface opposée (11) prévue dans la zone de la partie fonctionnelle (1) et d'autre part au moyen d'une bague de serrage (24) disposée à une extrémité du corps de poignée (3) opposée à la partie fonctionnelle (1).
  26. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 24, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5, 22, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) et la partie de poignée (3) contiennent des moyens à auto-maintien, en particulier dans la zone du creux (9).
  27. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 26, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (5, 22, 28, 31, 36, 41, 48, 49, 50, 54, 56) est conçu de telle manière qu'il prolonge à l'état couplé au moins par sections le contour de section transversale du corps de poignée (3, 46).
  28. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 27, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (36) contient un récipient (37) pour la réception d'une substance mixte ainsi que des conduites (39, 40) en vue de l'alimentation et du passage de liquide dans et/ou à travers le récipient (37).
  29. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 28, dans lequel l'au moins un support de milieu (41) contient un logement (44) pour une source d'alimentation électrique (45) ainsi que des lignes (43) pour l'alimentation d'un moyen d'éclairage (42) disposé côté frontal du support de milieu (41), constitué d'une source d'alimentation (45) agencée dans le support de milieu.
  30. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 29, dans lequel un premier support de milieu (54) est prévu, lequel contient des moyens d'affichage (55) qui coopèrent avec des moyens de détection (27), les moyens de détection étant disposés, le cas échéant, dans un second support de milieu (28).
  31. Instrument dentaire à main selon l'une des revendications 1 à 30, dans lequel un support de milieu (56) est pourvu d'ouvertures de rinçage (58) partant d'une conduite de milieu (57) mise sous pression en direction du boîtier (20).
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